On Sat, February 3, 2007 6:24 pm, Paul M Foster wrote:
> Ken Elliott wrote:
>> http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/29/xp-vs-vista/page7.html
>>
>> Background - MS put the OpenGL interface on top of DirectX in Vista.
>> OpenGL
>> is a 3D graphics standard, developed by Silicon Graphics, and supported
>> by
>> the Apple Mac, Linux and NT/W2K/XP. Looks like they made a big boo boo
>> on
>> this one. Ashlar is claiming that they will move their CAD package
>> (Velum)
>> to Linux.
>>
>>
>> Ken Elliott
>>
>
> This may not be a misstep on Microsoft's part (assuming MS doesn't care
> about this CAD package). They have a habit of forcing others to use
> their technology (DirectX) by making it painful not to.
>
> Paul
I'll be interested to see how some of the larger game dev shops handle
this. Id Software is a big proponent of OpenGL and they have a lot of
weight in the industry. Microsoft may find itself without a viable PC
platform for games if they're not careful.
v/r,
Rich Morgan
OpenAddict.com
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